Posts Tagged ‘low carb’

Don’t let the title fool you, that is just a fancy way of saying cheese squash!

First grow 2 lbs of yellow squash in your very own raised bed garden in your very own compost.

Barring that you can always buy it at the store, although I don’t recommend it. Next butter a 10 inch pie plate. Slice the squash in rounds into a medium sauce pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook about 2 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking process. Layer the squash in the pie plate using an overlapping pattern. Season with salt and pepper between layers. Grate fresh Parmesan cheese in between layers as well. Top with Parmesan cheese and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of melted butter. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Use convect if you have it on your oven because it makes the cheese that much yummier!

This is a simple and scrumptious way to get the entire family to eat their veggies. Low-carb style naturally.

Break the woody stems from your asparagus. Wrap 1 or 2 pieces of bacon around a serving of asparagus. Sprinkle minced garlic and add several pats of butter. Place in the oven and bake on 350 for 15 minutes. Broil for 4 additional minutes to finish cooking the bacon.

If you are looking for a “different” way to cook chicken to spice up your weekdays; here it is!

Combine 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil with 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of cumin, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 1 table spoon of ground pepper into a large ziplock bag. Add 4 chickens breasts cut into chucks and approx 30 deveined shrimp. Squeeze out the air, seal and shake until all meat is fully coated. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Thread the chicken and shrimp on to skewer with chunks of onion and squash, alternating each. Sprinkle each kebabs thoroughly with sea salt. Grill the kebabs for about 15 minutes, turning every 2 minutes.

This is a great low-carb meal. However, if you are not interested in low-carb, this would be really tasty served over some rice!

Wash and then remove stems from mushrooms, dry. In mixing bowl place clams, onion, garlic salt, minced garlic, butter and oregano. Mix. Add crushed pork rinds, egg and clam juice. Mix. Stir cheeses into stuffing. Stuff the mushroom cavities with mixture.
Place mushrooms onto a lightly oiled baking dish. Pour butter over mushrooms. Cover and place in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Remove cover and sprinkle with ¼ cup Mozzarella. Place back in over under broiler under cheese is golden brown. For best results convect.